GAINESVILLE, FL, – Kate James, chief communications officer for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, will headline the Institute for Public Relations (IPR) 52nd Annual Distinguished Lecture & Awards Dinner, November 2
1 at the Yale Club of New York City. Addressing “The Business of Changing the World,” James will relate the role of communications to the Gates Foundation’s results-oriented focus on global poverty, health and education.
As previously announced, the IPR Alexander Hamilton Medal for career contributions to public relations practice and effective use of research will be presented to Björn Edlund. He is non-executive chairman of Europe, Middle East and Africa for Edelman, former executive vice president of communications for Royal Dutch Shell, and the first recipient of the medal from outside the U.S.
Prior to joining the Gates Foundation, James served as senior vice president of global corporate communications at Citibank. She also held leadership roles at Standard Chartered Bank and GlaxoSmithKline in communications, international government relations, strategy and sustainability. She is a board member for Vital Voices Global Partnership and a trustee of Trade plus Aid.
Tickets to the event are $500 per person or $5,000 for a table of ten. They can be purchased at https://instituteforpr.org/events/distinguished/ . Price includes cocktail reception, dinner and lecture.
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Contact:
Jenn Moyer
Foundation Operations Manager
Institute for Public Relations
jmoyer@jou.ufl.edu
352-392-0280
